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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 15, 2004; 10(22): 3328-3331
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328
Published online Nov 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328
Table 2 Seasonal distribution of acute pancreatitis (χ2 test for goodness of fit)
| n (%) | December-February n (%) | March-May n (%) | June-August n (%) | September-November n (%) | χ2 | P | |
| Total | 549 | 116 (21.1) | 179 (32.6) | 129 (23.5) | 125 (22.8) | 17.5 | 0.001 |
| Males | 285 (51.9) | 52 (18.2) | 100 (35.1) | 68 (23.9) | 65 (22.8) | 17.05 | 0.001 |
| Females | 264 (48.1) | 64 (24.2) | 79 (29.9) | 61 (23.1) | 60 (22.7) | 3.55 | 0.316 |
| Biliary tract disease | 286 (52.1) | 56 (19.5) | 94 (32.8) | 73 (25.4) | 64 (22.3) | 11.02 | 0.011 |
| No bil. tract disease | 263 (47.9) | 60 (22.9) | 85 (32.4) | 56 (21.4) | 61 (23.3) | 7.93 | 0.049 |
| Chronic alcoholism | 48 (8.7) | 6 (12.5) | 20 (41.7) | 10 (20.8) | 12 (25) | 8.67 | 0.035 |
| Fatal cases | 18 (3.2) | 9 (50) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (11.1) | 6 (33.3) | 9.11 | 0.029 |
- Citation: Gallerani M, Boari B, Salmi R, Manfredini R. Seasonal variation in the onset of acute pancreatitis. World J Gastroenterol 2004; 10(22): 3328-3331
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v10/i22/3328.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v10.i22.3328